Crochet-thread holder.



F. J. GAULT.

CROCHET THREAD HLDBR.

APPLIGATION FILED JUNE 12, 1912.

Patented May 19, 1914.

FLORENCE J'. GAULT, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

CROCHET-THREAD HOLDER.

Leen-lea To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FLOnnNcn J. GAULT, a citizen of the United States, residino` at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Crochet-llnead Holders, of which the following is a specilication.

My invention relates to holders l'oi. balls olf wool, silk, linen, cotton or other thread to be :formed into fabric by a crochet needle.

In the art of crocheting women are oilten hindered due to the tact that the spool or ball of crochet thread. being light in weight often becomes dislodged from the lap and falls upon the licor, thereby ent-angling the thread and often necessitating the loss oft a great deal of ltime to re-adj ust the same.

The object of my invention is to provide a reel adapted to carry a spool or ball of crochet thread, said reel having fastening means thereon for attaching it to the clothing ol" the person in order that it may be retained in a convenient position at all times, thus eliminating the liability of it becoming entangled by falling upon the floor or becoming entangled in the clothing of the person.

My invention comprises a trame, one side of which is adapted to be opened to form a spring bar adapted to carry a spool or ball of crochet thread, means on the other side of said frame for suspending said trame, a ring on said iframe, and means whereby the ball of thread is caused to unwind gradually without becoming entangled.

In the accompanying sheet of drawing, which serves to illustrate my invention: Figure l is a perspective view of my device with a ball ot crochet thread mounted thereon; Fig. 2 is a view of my improved trame showing the fastening means open and also the spring bar ready to have a spool inserted therein; F ig. 3 is a view of a ball of crochet thread with my improved attachment thereon for preventing the thread from unwinding faster than is necessary; F ig. 4 is a detail perspective view of one ot' the sleeves employed in Fig. 3; and Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of part ot the fastening means shown in Figs. l and 2.

In the embodiment of my invention as illustrated, and which shows a preferred construction, l represents a wire frame preferably rectangular in shape, as illustrated, and adapted to be opened at 2, the

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed .Tune l2L 1912.

Paten ted May i 9, i914. sei-isi ivo. 703,210. Y

lower side thereby constituting a bar 3 upon which. a spool or ball oit crochet thread is adapted to rest as shown in liig. l. The wire f ame is twisted or double coiled at in order that the bar 3 is norn'lal ly held out of engagement with the rest oll the 'trame as shown in Fig. 2. YWhen the trame is closed the free end of the bar 3 rests in the hook G on the end oit the trame. The hook G is preferably formed, clearly shown in Fig. l, in the shape of a shepherds crook being bulged inwardly near the end to torni a spring catch to securely hold the end of the bar 3 within the hook. Said hool: also extends away from the Aframe at its tree end to pe` 1neit the bar 3 to more readily enter the hoolr. In order to form a 'fastening means for suspending the :trame I provide preferably a pin as shown in Figs. l and 2 fastened tightly upon that part oitl the iframe which is opposite the bar 3. This fastening means consists of a pin 7 similar in construction to the ordinary safety pin, the pin being fastened to the trame by moans of a sleeve S which binds the back of the pin to the trame and may be permanently 'tastened thereto. Tho point or :tree end oit said pin is adapted to lit in the box shaped receptacle 9 made of spring steel which has a slot 9 in the bottom thereof as shown in Fig. 5. This slot is in the central portion of the bottom of said box so as to render the pin less liable to become unliastened as is so often the disadvantage with the salety pins of the ordinary type.

Mounted on the sleeve 8 is a ring or eyelet l0 through which the thread coming ,trom the ball or spool passes thereby limiting the pull to one direction on the spool or ball of crochet thread and thereby eliminate any liability of the thread becoming entangled. Gwing to the fact that balls of thread 14 are wound in a peculiar manner by machinery so as to cause a complete strand or loop to unwind at a time, the thread becomes entangled because too much has been unwound. In other words the thread does not unwind gradually as it does from a spool but when the thread is drawn in unwinding a complete loop and sometimes more unwinds from the ball. This very often causes the thread to tangle and interferes with the progress of the person in crocheting. To eliminate this disadvantage in the ball of crochet thread so as to apply it successfully to my improved trame, l provide telescopic flanged members 11 to fit into either side of the ball of crochet thread. The cylindrical portions of these flanged members are split at 13 and are preferably made of thin spring steel so that one can be squeezed together a trifle to fit into the other, and each is provided with a flat flange l2. vWhen these flanged members are placed in the ball of thread they can be telescoped one with the other so as to allow the flanges of said members to engage the sides of the ball of thread, then the ball with the flanged members mounted therein is placed upon the spring bar 3 of the frame and the bar is then inserted in the catch or hook 6. N ow when the thread is unwound from the ball, the thread willnot unwind a complete loop from around the ball but will only unwind fro a one side to the other due to the slight friction between the flanges and the sides of the ball of thread. lt will be understood that this friction is not great enough to cause any exertion upon the part of the operator to unwind while using the thread. Furthermore, if the flanged members were not used the thread would tend to entangle itself with the twisted portion 5 of the frame.

Thus by the use of my invention a woman can suspend the crochet thread frame from her belt or clothing and need have no fear of the thread becoming entangled or rolling upon the floor and can stand up and move around at her pleasure without having to piel; up the crochet thread each time.

Modifications of my invention may be made without departing from its spirit or scope, and do not wish to be confined to the exact details shown.

What claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. In a crochet thread holder, a rectangular spring wire frame, means for attaching same to the clothing of the user, an adjustable separable spool detachably, loosely and rotatably mounted uopn said frame, a ring in in said frame opposite said spool hold adapted to receive the thread from the spool and to be freely and easily unwound therefrom through said ring, substantially as set forth and for the purposes specified.

2. In a crochet thread holder, a pair of cylindrical telescoping members each longitudinally slotted and each having a flat flanO'e upon one end thereof to form when interengaged an adjustable spool to receive hollow balls of yarn or thread of varying widths, and a frame adapted to carry said spool and upon which said spool is loosely, rotatably and detachably mounted, substantially as set forth and for the purposes specified.

3. In a holder for crochet thread, a rectangular spring wire frame, means for detachably securing same to the clothing of the user, a separable spool holder, and means for loosely mounting said spool upon said rectangular frame, substantially as set forth and for the purposes specified.

FLORENCE J. GAULT.

lVitnesses JAMES N. RAMSEY, GoLDm GORDON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

